Puff iron



Jan, 6, 19 1,522,379

, H. A. MARTENS PUFF IRON Filed NOV. 4, 1922 fi /me e4. Marlena INVENTOR BY I WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Jan 6, 1925..

UNITE STATE;

HELMER A.

application filed November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HnLMnn hlnnrn s. a citizen of the United States, residing Newark, in the county of Essex and Stat of New Jersey have invented new a d useful Improvements in Puff Irons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ironing devices.

More particularly the invention relates to the class of devices used for ironing and steaming portions of garments such as womens and mens coats, and which especially adapted for ironing and steaming the sleeves at the shoulders.

Some ot the objects of the present invention are: to combine with the iron-proper means for introducing a heating and saturating agent such as steam to one of the chambers of the iron-proper, and control means for admitting such agent to another chamber from the first chamber for the steaming operation; to provide an ironproper which is known as a puff-iron with two chambers the wall of one of which chambers has perforations therein so that portions of a garment may be steamed prior to and during the ironing operations, and which allows the ironing operations to be carried out without steaming; to combine with a puff-iron manually operable control means for controlling the admission of the steam to the perforate chamber of the device which will permit the free use of both hands for the ironing operations; to provide means in a device of the character mentioned which allows the free circulation of steam at all times to the imperforate chamber of the puff-iron; and with these and other objects in View, the invention resides in the particular provision, relative disposition, and operation of the parts hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view through the ironing device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken, on the line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 83, Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing, it will be apparent that, the device of the present invention includes an iron-groper 10, which is commonly known as a puff iron. The iron-proper 10 is preferably of two parts, a part 11 and a part 12. The two parts 11 and 12 when connected together form a shell which is ovoidal through its longitudinal axis. The part 12 has a wall 13 which forms a partition when the two parts 11 and 12 are connected together with a perforate chamber 14%: on one side and imperforate chamber 15 on the other side. The part 12 has a nipple 16 internally screw threaded to receive one end of a conduit 17. The lower end of the conduit 17 has connected thereto a casting 18 having an inlet 19 to which is connected an inlet pipe 20 an outlet 21 to which is connected an outlet pipe 22. Tnteriorly of the casting 18 which is hollow, is a battle adjacent the inlet 19. It should now be manifest that the steam vfrom the inlet 19 is allowed to enter to casting 18 and will pass through the conduit 1'? to the chamber 15 and will return through said conduit to the casting 18 and out through the outlet' thereof in a circulatory manner.

In order that steam may be admitted from time to time to the chamber 14-, there is provided valve means 24 and operating means The valve means 24- comprises a bushing 26 screw threaded in an aperture in the wall 13, a valve-disk 27 which seats itself on the annular bead 28 on the nut of the bushing 26. The valve-disk 27 is preferably of resilient material and is carried by a mem ber 29 whose stem is disposed in a bore in the boss 30 of the part 11. A spring 81 surrounds the boss 30 and has one end thereof against the head of member 29 and the opposite end thereof is against the wall of the part 11. The bushing 26 has a central opening therein which forms a passage, and one end of a rod 32 is disposed in the bore in said bushing which serves as a bearing for the rod to permit sliding movement thereof. The end of the rod 32 referred to is fluted as at 33 to allow the passage of steam from the chamber 15 to the chamber 14 and at the same time is movable to lift the valve-disk 27 from its seat. The passage of steam is facilitated by apertures 3a in the bushing. It will be seen that the rod is disposed interiorly of the conduit 17 and extends through the casting 18 and is surrounded by stufling box 35. A foot treadle 36 is pivot-- ally mounted to a block 37. ()ne end of the treadle accommodates the lower end of the rod 82. By pressing down on the treadle 36 the rod 32 will be moved upwardly and as a consequence the valve-disk 27 will be moved from its seat and steam will be alloWed'to enter the chamber 14 to heat'the Walls of lation of condensation While the iron-pr0per is constantly kept heated; that by admitting steam to the perforate chamber' 14- portions of a garment may be readily steamed, if desired, prior to the ironing operation, or during the ironing operation, andthat the ironing operation may be carried out without the passage of steam through the perforate chamber ll; and that the steaming operation may be carried out in a manner Which does not deprive the operator of the use of both hands.

Vhat is claimed is:

1. 'An ironing device comprising a shell having a pair of chambers separated by a partition, the walls of one of said chambers being formed With perforations, a bushing removably secured to said partition a valve seat formed in said bushing, a valve for coaction with said valve seat, a spring for normally holding said valve in engagement with said seat, a conduit communicating With one of saidchambers, a rod having a fluted end extending into said bushing, inlet and exhaust pipes communicating With said conduit and means for operating said rod to cause the unseating of said valve against the tension of the spring to establish and disestablish communication between said chambers. V

2. An ironing device comprising a shell having a pair of'chambers separated by a partition, the walls of one of said chambers being formed with perforations, a'bushing removably secured to said partition,"a valve seat formed in said bushing, a valve for coaction with 'said valve seat, a spring for normally holding said valve in engagement with said seat, a conduit communicating With-one of said chambers, a rod having a fluted end extending into said bushing, a casting having communication With said conduit and provided Withan inlet and outlet, a bathe in saidcasting adjacent said inlet, and means for operating said rod .to cause the unseating of said valve against the'tension of the spring to establish and disestablish communication between said chambers.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

' HELMER A. MARTEN S. 

